As requested by Security Council resolutions 1546 (2004) and 1637 (2005), I am pleased to report to the Security Council on behalf of the 29 countries making up the Multinational Force (MNF) on the Force's progress towards fulfilling its mandate.
This reporting period has borne witness to a strikin…
The United States, on 28 April, gave a statement in the Fifth Committee explaining its vote on this item. That
position still stands. Since others have taken the floor on the occasion of today’s vote, I would like to make several additional points.
The United States strongly supports a United Nati…
The United States voted in favour of the resolution in the hope that parties will use the next six months to make real progress towards reaching a mutually acceptable solution that brings peace, stability and economic prosperity to the region in a manner consistent with the principle of self-determi…
We believe that this vote today constituted an important first step in the
Security Council fulfilling its responsibilities under the several resolutions respecting Darfur that it has adopted. This resolution demonstrates that the Security Council is serious in its effort to restore peace and secur…
We, too, would like to thank High Representative Schwarz- Schilling for his briefing here today and to welcome Prime Minister Terzić as well.
The United States appreciates the High Representative’s support for constitutional reform in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Modernizing the Dayton constitution is e…
We meet in the aftermath of a vicious and despicable act of terrorism in Tel Aviv. We should first express our condolences to the families of the victims and to the Government and the people of Israel, and also express our outrage.
The burden of responsibility for preventing terrorist attacks such …
I would like to thank Assistant Secretary-General Kalomoh for his briefing.
The United States remains committed to President Bush’s vision of two democratic States, Israel and Palestine, living side by side in peace and security.
The road map imposes a phased series of obligations on both sides to…
I would like to welcome President-elect Préval to New York, and I look forward to his visit in Washington tomorrow.
Haiti has made great strides forward over the last year. On 7 February, millions of Haitians went to the polls. More than 60 per cent of registered voters cast their ballots and voted…
I wish the members of the Council a happy Saint Patrick’s Day. I am sure all members are familiar with the famous American saying: Today we are all Irish.
We warmly welcome President Johnson-Sirleaf to New York and to the United States. We also join others in thanking her for coming here to address…
Since the creation of the United Nations in 1945, the United States has been one of the strongest proponents for its meaningful engagement on human rights issues. Eleanor Roosevelt, the United States delegate to the first United Nations Commission on Human Rights, was one of the driving forces in th…
As mandated by Security Council resolutions 1546 (2004) and 1637 (2005), I am pleased to report to the Council, on behalf of the 29 countries making up the Multinational Force, on the Force’s progress towards the fulfilment of its mandate.
During this reporting period, we witnessed and the Security…
I would like to join other delegations in thanking Mr. Koenigs for his briefing this morning and for the work that he and his team are doing. The United States is grateful for the hard work and sacrifice of the United Nations Mission of Assistance in Afghanistan (UNAMA). We
fully support the renewa…
We too welcome the report of the Secretary-General (A/60/692). We note that he has called for, in his words, “a radical overhaul of the entire Secretariat” and “a thorough strategic refit of the Secretariat” (supra). We endorse those objectives — those are our
objectives — and there will be conside…
The United States was pleased to support the concurrent resolutions in the Security Council and the General Assembly which have now established the Peacebuilding Commission that our heads of State and Government committed to at the September summit. We congratulate the Permanent Representatives of D…
As mandated by resolution 1546 (2004), I am pleased to
report to the Council, on behalf of the 30 countries making up the multinational force, on the force’s efforts and progress to fulfil its mandate. During this reporting period, at the request of the Iraqi Government, the Council unanimously ext…
My delegation has the honour to co-sponsor draft resolution A/60/L.22, entitled “Oceans and the law of the sea”. We also have the honour to introduce, on behalf of our fellow sponsors, draft resolution A/60/L.23, on sustainable fisheries. I would like to announce that the following delegations have …
I welcome the opportunity to participate in the discussion on reform and expansion of the Security Council. I hope our review of the issue today, as called for in paragraph 153 of the outcome document (resolution 60/1), contributes to an agreement on an approach that builds broad support among Membe…
We are pleased that the Council was able to come together quickly and unanimously to respond positively to the Iraqi Government’s request for continued support. The constructive dialogue that produced this text demonstrates the Security Council’s strength and resolve to work towards a democratic, se…
The United States is proud to co-sponsor this important draft resolution, and I am pleased to be here to speak for it.
It is appropriate that, on the sixtieth anniversary of the founding of the United Nations, we come together in support of a draft resolution to commemorate the sixtieth anniversary…
The United States of America has joined the consensus on the adoption of the outcome document. We thank President Ping and President Eliasson, their staffs, facilitators and advisers for their assistance in preparing the document. They had a difficult job. We also thank other Member States for comin…
